Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are tools that are used to uniquely identify people, organisations, and other objects (e.g., books, articles, datasets) in a scholarly communication system. This website provides information about persistent identifiers and the types of support for them at the national level.

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PIDfest 2026 – Call for submissions open

February 23, 2026

The international conference on persistent identifiers PIDfest 2026 is coming up. The second year of the event will take place from…

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New organization-level search features in DataCite Commons

February 19, 2026

DOI registration agency DataCite has introduced several new features to its DataCite Commons tool. By leveraging DOI DataCite, Crossref metadata,…

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ROR Annual Community Meeting 2026  

February 18, 2026

On February 3 - 5, 2026 an online annual meeting of the communities of users, interested parties and other stakeholders…

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DataCite has released its latest public metadata data file

February 9, 2026

The DataCite Registration Agency is making metadata for digital objects that have been assigned a DOI identifier through the agency…

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